{Watch with me} (gr(8867)oreite met' emou). This late present
from the perfect egr(8867)ora means to keep awake and not go to
sleep. The hour was late and the strain had been severe, but
Jesus pleaded for a bit of human sympathy as he wrestled with his
Father. It did not seem too much to ask. He had put his sorrow in
strong language, "even unto death" (he(9373) thanatou) that ought
to have alarmed them.